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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. inverse [ɛ̃vɛʀs] ADJ

1. inverse:

inverse position, ordre, situation: inverse

inverse direction, effet, démarche: opposite

en raison inverse de: in inverse proportion to

on s'est retrouvé dans la situation inverse: the exact opposite happened to us

en sens inverse aller, repartir: in the opposite direction

en sens inverse venir, arriver: from the opposite direction

attention aux voitures qui arrivent en sens inverse: beware of oncoming traffic

une voiture a heurté un camion roulant en sens inverse: a car was in collision with a truck coming the opposite way

2. inverse MATH:

inverse élément, fonction: inverse

matrice inverse: inverse of a matrix

II. inverse [ɛ̃vɛʀs] N m

1. inverse (gén):

l'inverse: the opposite, the reverse

aller à l'inverse de: to be the opposite ou reverse of

à l'inverse: conversely

à l'inverse de ce qui s'est passé l'an dernier: unlike last year

à l'inverse de ce qu'il croyait: contrary to what he thought

c'est comme ça qu'il faut faire et non ou pas l'inverse: that's how it should be done and not the other way around

2. inverse MATH:

inverse: inverse

I. inverser [ɛ̃vɛʀse] VB trans

1. inverser (intervertir):

inverser position, termes, proposition: to invert

inverser tendance, sens, rôles, ordre: to reverse

une pyramide inversée: an inverted pyramid

position inversée: inverted position

quelques années plus tard, la situation était inversée: several years later, it was the other way around

image inversée: mirror image

2. inverser TECH:

inverser courant électrique, mouvement: to reverse

II. s'inverser VB refl

s'inverser refl tendance, rôles, rapports:

s'inverser: to be reversed

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inverse: inverse m

inverse (gen): inverse

in inverse order: en sens inverse

reciprocal: inverse m

backslash: barre f oblique inverse

reverse engineering: ingénierie f inverse

contrariwise: en sens inverse

countermarch: défilé m en sens inverse

countermarch: défiler en sens inverse

converse proposition: inverse

thrust fault: faille f inverse

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I. inverse [ɛ̃vɛʀs] ADJ

inverse: opposite

inverse MATH: inverse

II. inverse [ɛ̃vɛʀs] N m

inverse: opposite

c'est l'inverse qui est vrai: the opposite is true

à l'inverse: conversely

à l'inverse de qn/qc: contrary to sb/sth

I. inverser [ɛ̃vɛʀse] VB trans

inverser mots, phrases: to turn round

inverser évolution, mouvement, rôles: to reverse

inverser l'ordre des mots: to turn the order of the words around

II. inverser [ɛ̃vɛʀse] VB refl

s'inverser mouvement, tendance: to be reversed

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converse: inverse m

converse: inverse

inverse: inverse

inverse: inverse m

reciprocal number: inverse

oncoming: venant en sens inverse

counterclockwise: dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre

ccw.: dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre

anticlockwise: dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre

invert: inverser

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. inverse [ɛ͂vɛʀs] ADJ

inverse: opposite

inverse math: inverse

II. inverse [ɛ͂vɛʀs] N m

inverse: opposite

c'est l'inverse qui est vrai: the opposite is true

à l'inverse: conversely

à l'inverse de qn/qc: contrary to sb/sth

I. inverser [ɛ͂vɛʀse] VB trans

inverser mots, phrases: to turn around

inverser évolution, mouvement, rôles: to reverse

inverser l'ordre des mots: to turn the order of the words around

II. inverser [ɛ͂vɛʀse] VB refl

inverser s'inverser mouvement, tendance:

inverser: to be reversed

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converse: inverse

converse: inverse m

inverse: inverse

inverse: inverse m

reciprocal number: inverse

oncoming: venant en sens inverse

reverse: inverser

to do sth in reverse: faire qc en sens inverse

reverse order: inverse

to do sth in reverse order: faire qc dans l'ordre inverse

ccw.: dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre

counterclockwise: dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre

invert: inverser

Présent
j'	inverse
tu	inverses
il/elle/on	inverse
nous	inversons
vous	inversez
ils/elles	inversent

Imparfait
j'	inversais
tu	inversais
il/elle/on	inversait
nous	inversions
vous	inversiez
ils/elles	inversaient

Passé simple
j'	inversai
tu	inversas
il/elle/on	inversa
nous	inversâmes
vous	inversâtes
ils/elles	inversèrent

Futur simple
j'	inverserai
tu	inverseras
il/elle/on	inversera
nous	inverserons
vous	inverserez
ils/elles	inverseront

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

c'est l'inverse qui est vrai: the opposite is true

à l'inverse: conversely

à l'inverse de qn/qc: contrary to sb/sth

en sens inverse: the other way

aller/rouler en sens inverse: to go/drive in the other direction

revenir en sens inverse: to come back the other way round

tomber dans l'excès inverse: to go to the opposite extreme

counterclockwise: dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre

anticlockwise: dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre

ccw.: dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Certains chevaux commenceront par l'apprentissage du passage pour parvenir au piaffer et pour d'autres l'apprentissage inverse sera plus bénéfique.

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On réalise l'affûtage des dents dévoyées à droite puis dévoyées à gauche, ou l'inverse.

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Un ramasse-miettes augmente pourtant les performances d'un programme, même si sporadiquement l'inverse se produit.

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En sens inverse, le nu-propriétaire est dispensé de déclaration du bien en question.

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À l’inverse, s'il est trop étroit ils resteront emprisonnés en saturant le verre.

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